Tennessee men's tennis won its first SEC match of the year in dramatic fashion Friday, holding on for a 4-3 win over No. 15 Auburn at Tennessee's Varsity Outdoor Courts.

"That was a great win by the guys today," men's acting head coach Chris Mahony said. "Auburn was undefeated and ranked No. 15 in the country, so this win should give us a lot of confidence as a group. Today was one of those excellent team efforts with everybody on the team contributing."

The Vols (5-2, 1-0 SEC) started off great by capturing the doubles point. The No. 5-ranked duo of Ockie Oosthuizen and Ben Rogers defeated Tom George and Alex Schweizer 8-6 at No. 1 doubles. Freshmen Bobby Cameron and Kaden Hensel defeated Nick Lane and Robbert Lathouwers 8-3 at No. 2. Matt Berry and Mark Dietrich werer winning 7-5 over Brett Hunter and Gabor Zoltan Pelva when the point was won.

Oosthuizen, playing at No. 3 singles, got the Vols off to a great start in singles with a 6-1,6-1 win over Lathouwers. Hensel also won in straight sets over George 6-2, 6-3 at No. 5 singles. Kiril Tcherveniachki and Lane were tied one-set apiece when Tcherveniachki retired.

Dietrich clinched the match for the Vols with his 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win over Gabor Zoltan Pelva at No. 1 singles.